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** Unlike in the books, Gandalf wears blue, rather than gray.

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** Unlike in the books, Gandalf wears blue, blue rather than gray.gray before he [[CameBackStrong returns from fighting Durin's Bane]].



** Aragorns broken sword is never explained and is suddenly repaired after Rivendell thanks to Narsil's story being cut.

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** Aragorns Aragorn's broken sword is never explained and is suddenly repaired after Rivendell thanks to Narsil's story being cut.



* {{Gonk}}: Oh, Sam, what did they ''do'' to you? At least part of this case stems from Sam having Creator/BillyBarty for an InkSuitActor.

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* {{Gonk}}: {{Gonk}}:
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Oh, Sam, what did they ''do'' to you? At least part of this case stems from Sam having Creator/BillyBarty for an InkSuitActor.



* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Oddly enough averted, Gimli is human-sized and Moria has some of the most hideous faces on ''its'' walls.

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* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Oddly enough averted, enough, averted. Gimli is human-sized and Moria has some of the most hideous faces on ''its'' walls.



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Saruman vs. Aruman. It's corrected to Saruman in the DVD subtitles, but the blu-ray subtitles are accurate to the dialogue.

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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Saruman vs. Aruman. It's corrected to Saruman in the DVD subtitles, but the blu-ray Blu-ray subtitles are accurate to the dialogue.dialogue.
%%* ThoseTwoGuys: Merry and Pippin. %%(Zero-Context Example)%%



%%* ThoseTwoGuys: Merry and Pippin. %%(Zero-Context Example)%%
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The Creator/RalphBakshi adaptation of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' is a combination of the first book, and half of the second book. It was released in 1978 and meant to be three films, but was forced to be shortened to two, with the intention of finishing with the sequel. Due to ExecutiveMeddling, the original title, ''The Lord of the Rings Part I'', was tossed out, resulting in ''[[NeverTrustATrailer heavy]]'' [[NeverTrustATrailer disappointment]] from viewers who expected closure to the story. And while the film did well at the box office, grossing more than enough to break even (which was ''very rare'' for non-Disney animated feature films at the time) the rest of the second book and the third book was never completed by Bakshi. Later, [[Creator/RankinBassProductions Rankin-Bass]] produced a version of ''WesternAnimation/TheReturnOfTheKing'', and Creator/PeterJackson did [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings his own take on the story]].[[note]]Though, Jackson stated that he was a fan of the film -- see below.[[/note]]

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The Creator/RalphBakshi adaptation of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' is a combination of the first book, and half of the second book. It was released in 1978 and meant to be three films, but was forced to be shortened to two, with the intention of finishing with the sequel. Due to ExecutiveMeddling, the original title, ''The Lord of the Rings Part I'', was tossed out, resulting in ''[[NeverTrustATrailer heavy]]'' [[NeverTrustATrailer disappointment]] from viewers who expected closure to the story. And while the film did well at the box office, grossing more than enough to break even (which was ''very rare'' for non-Disney animated feature films at the time) the rest of the second book and the third book was never completed by Bakshi. Later, [[Creator/RankinBassProductions Rankin-Bass]] produced a version of ''WesternAnimation/TheReturnOfTheKing'', ''WesternAnimation/TheReturnOfTheKing'',[[note]]If you want to use the Rankin/Bass version to "complete" the story, it jumps from the Battle of Helm's Deep directly to the attack on Minas Tirith, with no reason for or explanation of Gandalf and Pippin's presence there. Shelob is gone entirely, and Frodo is just suddenly a prisoner of the Orcs[[/note]] and Creator/PeterJackson did [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings his own take on the story]].[[note]]Though, Jackson stated that he was a fan of the film -- see below.[[/note]]

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